Nharangga Word
Gaggadawi
English Word
1.Coastal area in the southern region of Nharangga land, also known as Marion Bay; 2.Gaggadawi people, from the southern region of Nharangga land.
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- an important fishing area, especially for yellowtail.- December is the period for yellowtail here.- most of the spearfishing was done at night.- fish spears with two heads were used and torches made of bark were burned to attract the fish.- location is given as Section G, Hundred of Warenben. (Egginton/Tindale)- possibly comes from gagga head + awi, from gawi water. Tindale suggests that head might indicate the main area for fish, while Cockburn (in Whats in a name?) suggests a literal meaning of head of bay or water.